John G. Roberts, Jr.

The Supreme Court tackled several interesting topics. Liberal and conservative members of the court protecting personal property rights stood out for me, but that's not what will be remembered. The Affordable Care Act ruling, while trying to reinterpret the English language, only managed to deprive liberals of something to complain about and give Republicans renewed determination to replace it without blowing up the economy and kicking already covered folks to the curb. After the next election, the ruling on the wording of Obamacare will be forgotten. What will be remembered, as Justice Scalia puts it, is the military coup, aka "Putsch," courtesy of the court. I've...

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